The Union Public Service commission (UPSC) conducts
the Civil Services Examination (CSE) to recruit officers for various officer
level all India services such as: the Indian Administrative Services (IAS),
Indian Foreign Services (IFS), and Indian Police Services (IPS) etc. The exam
is conducted in offline mode (pen-paper test).
The UPSC has released the official
notification for UPSC Civil Services exam 2018 recently. Here are
important details regarding the exam. These details are brought to you by Oliveboard, an online exam preparation platform for
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UPSC CSE 2018: Dates
UPSC Civil Services Prelims Registrations: 7
Februrary, 2018 – 6 March, 2018
UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination: 3 June, 2018 (Sunday)
UPSC Civil Services Mains Examination: September, 2018 (5 days) (Tentative)
UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination: 3 June, 2018 (Sunday)
UPSC Civil Services Mains Examination: September, 2018 (5 days) (Tentative)
UPSC CSE 2018: Vacancies
The UPSC has announced 782 (approximate number)
vacancies for the year 2018.
UPSC CSE 2018: Eligibility
·
A
candidate must be between 21 – 32 years of age. This criterion is for the
general category.
·
Age
relaxation is provided as per norms
Important points regarding eligibility:
·
Candidates
who have appeared at an examination the passing of which would render them
educationally qualified for the Commission’s examination but have not been
informed of the results as also the candidates who intend to appear at such a
qualifying examination will also be eligible for admission to the Preliminary
Examination.
·
Candidates
possessing professional and technical qualifications which are recognised by
the Government as equivalent to professional and technical degree would also be
eligible for admission to the examination
·
Candidates
who have passed the final professional M.B.B.S. or any other Medical
Examination but have not completed their internship by the time of submission
of their applications for the Civil Services (Main) Examination, will be
provisionally admitted to the Examination provided they submit along with their
application a copy of certificate from the concerned authority of the
University/Institution that they had passed the requisite final professional medical
examination.
UPSC CSE 2018: Number of Attempts
·
A
candidate is permitted 6 attempts.
·
For
SC / ST, the allowed number of attempts is 9.
·
For
persons with benchmark disability, there is no restriction on the number of
attempts
UPSC CSE 2018: Application Fee
·
Rs.
100/- (Female / SC / ST / PWD are exempted)
·
Rs.
200/- (Further fee, only for candidates called for the Mains
examination)
UPSC CSE 2018: Preliminary Exam Pattern
& Syllabus
The exam pattern for the UPSC CSE prelims is as
follows.
UPSC CSE 2018 Prelims: Syllabus
General Studies Paper I: Syllabus
·
Current
events of national and international importance
·
History
of India and Indian National Movement
·
Indian
and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World
·
Indian
Polity and Governance-Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public
Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
·
Economic
and Social Development-Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion,
Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.
·
General
issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and ClimateChange – that do not
require subject specialization
·
General
Science.
General Studies Paper II: Syllabus
·
Comprehension
·
Interpersonal
skills including communication skills
·
Logical
reasoning and analytical ability
·
Decision
making and problem solving
·
General
mental ability
·
Basic
numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X
level)
·
Data
interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. — Class X level);
*MCQs/ Objective Type
UPSC CSE 2018: Mains Exam Pattern &
Syllabus
This exam tests a candidate’s level of general
awareness and the ability to analyse and take a view on various socio-economic
issues. The exam is descriptive in nature. Relevant, meaningful and succinct
answers are expected.
Hope this helps.
All the Best!
